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Broughton is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Broughton had a population of 726 people.[1]

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Broughton
Queensland
Broughton
Coordinates20.0977°S 146.3255°E / -20.0977; 146.3255 (Broughton (centre of locality))
Population726 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.5618/km2 (6.635/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4820
Area283.4 km2 (109.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 6.0 km (4 mi) SE of Charters Towers CBD
  • 140 km (87 mi) SW of Townsville
  • 1,312 km (815 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Broughton:
Columbia
Queenton		 Breddan Dotswood
Millchester
Mosman Park		 Broughton Ravenswood
Black Jack Seventy Mile Seventy Mile

Geography


The locality is bounded to the north-west by the Flinders Highway, to the east by the Burdekin River, and to the south by the Broughton River.[3]

The Great Northern railway passes through the locality, entering from the north-east (Dotswood) across the Burdekin River and exits to the west (Queenton).[3] Sellheim railway station serves the locality (20.0093°S 146.4151°E / -20.0093; 146.4151 (Sellheim railway station)).[4]


History


Broughton Road Provisional School opened circa 1895 and closed circa 1896.[5]

Broughton Provisional School opened in 1905. On 1 January 1909, it became Broughton State School. It closed in 1930.[5]

In the 2016 census, Broughton had a population of 726 people.[1]


Facilities


Sellheim Cemetery is on the south side of junction of the Flinders Highway with Harthorpe Road (20.0095°S 146.4014°E / -20.0095; 146.4014 (Sellheim Cemetery)).[6]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Broughton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Broughton – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 49631)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. "Cemetery Areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.


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